006/00 Form of material (Multi-format Serials)

Codes

a Printed language material (Books)

c Printed music (Music)

d Manuscript music (Music)

e Printed map (Maps)

f Manuscript map (Maps)

g Projected medium (Visual materials)

i Nonmusical sound recording (Music)

j Musical sound recording (Music)

k Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic (Visual materials)

m Computer file/Electronic resource (Computer files)

o Kit (Visual materials)

p Mixed material (Mixed materials) [Not applicable]

r Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object (Visual materials)

s Serial control (Serials)

t Manuscript language material (Books)

Description/Instructions

The 18 character positions (00-17) that make up the Additional Material Characteristics, 006 Fixed-Length Data Field provide for coding information about special aspects of the item being cataloged that cannot be coded in field 008. (Refer to Fixed Length Fields - General Information for OCLC mnemonic displays of 006 fields.) The Form of material code (006/00) determines the data elements defined for the subsequent character positions in the 006 field.

The 006/00 code is the only fixed field element that is not also defined for an 008 field. All the elements following byte 006/00 are derived from the corresponding 008 field. For instance, form of material code "c" for printed music identifies the subsequent 006 elements as being derived from the music 008 field.

Code "s" defines the serial 006 string that is used in non-print serial records which accompanies the 008 field for the non-print format. Non-print "form of material" codes that define the 006 elements for music, maps, visual materials, and computer files may be used in serials that have multi-format characteristics or that have accompanying in a non-print format.

Editing instructions

The Form of material code is always input in lowercase, as are all the 006 codes.

Code definitions

a Printed language material.

Code "a" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to nonserial printed language material.

c Printed music.

Code "c" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to printed music.

d Manuscript music.

Code "d" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to manuscript music.

e Printed map.

Code "e" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a printed map.

f Manuscript map.

Code "f" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a manuscript map.

g Projected medium.

Code "g" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a projected medium.

i Nonmusical sound recording.

Code "i" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a nonmusical sound recording.

j Musical sound recording.

Code "j" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a musical sound recording.

k Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic.

Code "k" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic.

m Computer file/Electronic resource.

Code "m" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a computer file.

o Kit.

Use code "o" to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a kit.

r Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object.

Code "r" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to a three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object.

s Serial control.

Code "s" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to the serial control aspects of a nonprinted serial item. For serially controlled printed language material, field 008 is used.

t Manuscript language material.

Code "t" is used to identify field 006 as containing coded data elements relating to manuscript language material.

Related fields, etc.

Fixed Length Fields - General Information

006 Fixed-Length Data Elements - Additional Material Characteristics (MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data)